walking

On a warm Sunday afternoon, the citizens took over the street again, reclaiming it from the cars. The police blocked off a 2.3-mile stretch of 12th Ave S — from 11th Ave S in the Gulch to Kirkwood Ave in 12 South — for Nashvillians to enjoy the street by foot, bicycle, skates, unicycle, pogo stick, and more on October 30.

Community organizations turned out to set up displays and games, such as this giant Jenga:

And this giant map of Nashville, showing where (and how) people had come from to get to the open street:

In 12 South, folks ambled along the street, enjoying the sunshine:

And then there was this guy, who converted his bike into a TIE fighter:

The parade started early in the afternoon at Halycon Bike Shop, and yes, they had pumpkin spice this-and-that:

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This event is just one of several that the organization is sponsoring for Walk Month. Walk Month will culminate with Open Streets Nashville on October 30, which will close down a few miles of 12 Ave S to cars, allowing pedestrians, bicyclists, scooterers, unicyclists, and cartwheelers to take over the street for a few hours that Sunday.

This morning, Mayor Barry and some very-committed community members boarded the bus to participate in the Nashville Transit Triathlon. This is the only time I’ve ever seen the MTA allow people to bring bikes on board the bus (and a guy next to them who just doesn’t care):

Nashville has three big plans for improvements around the city: nMotion, for public transit; WalknBike, for sidewalks and bikeways; and Plan to Play, for parks and greenways. And Mayor Barry will be showcasing those three plans this Saturday at 11:15 AM as she travels East Nashville (and a little bit of downtown) using three different non-car modes. She (and a whole bunch of other people) will start at Music City Central, riding the 11 AM route 56 to Five Points Station. Then, she’ll hoof it over to the B-Cycle station a few blocks away, where she’ll check out a bike and ride it to East Park.

I should mention that there is no B-Cycle station at East Park, so how people are supposed to re-dock their rented bikes when they get there, I’m not sure (there are only two B-Cycle stations in the whole of East Nashville, aside from one at Titans Stadium).

The event at East Park runs from 11 to 1 and will feature a number of different displays, including the chance to comment on any of the three plans. And, there’s free food.

A pizza delivery driver hit a pedestrian in the dark on Nolensville Pike Saturday night, and shortly thereafter left the scene of the accident. The pedestrian, Stephen Moseley, died that night at the hospital.

The driver, Jay Jackson, reported to police that he felt an impact on his van, got out to find a man sitting up and surrounded by bystanders, then left the scene. Police caught up with him later at his workplace.

Police investigators are still trying to determine the fault of the accident, as Moseley had been drinking, was crossing away from a crosswalk, and was wearing dark clothing on a dark rainy night. Although it is the responsibility of the driver to make every reasonable effort to stop for pedestrians, police believe that because of the conditions, Jackson may not have seen Moseley.

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